About 50 years ago, the masterwork-film “Hands over the city” (1963) by Francesco Rosi has depicted with vividness and realism the property speculation in Italy, choosing Naples as a paradigm for what was happening in the whole peninsula. Today, after Rosi’s passing, it is worth to remember and highlight the relevance of this work, which can be considered as an effective synthesis of the uncontrolled urban growth of the 1950-60s. Thanks to the support of bibliographical and archival sources, the paper focuses on the genesis of the film, on its “making of” and on the reaction of the critics, highlighting its topicality for the present issues of the historic center of Naples.
Napoli: Francesco Rosi e Le mani sulla città, 50 anni dopo / Pane, Andrea. - In: ANANKE. - ISSN 1129-8219. - 75(2015), pp. 75-84.
Napoli: Francesco Rosi e Le mani sulla città, 50 anni dopo
PANE, ANDREA
2015
Abstract
About 50 years ago, the masterwork-film “Hands over the city” (1963) by Francesco Rosi has depicted with vividness and realism the property speculation in Italy, choosing Naples as a paradigm for what was happening in the whole peninsula. Today, after Rosi’s passing, it is worth to remember and highlight the relevance of this work, which can be considered as an effective synthesis of the uncontrolled urban growth of the 1950-60s. Thanks to the support of bibliographical and archival sources, the paper focuses on the genesis of the film, on its “making of” and on the reaction of the critics, highlighting its topicality for the present issues of the historic center of Naples.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
